President Armando Guebuza on Tuesday praised Australia for the assistance it gave Mozambique in the 1970s to mitigate the impact of United Nations sanctions against the illegal regime of Ian Smith, in what was then known as Rhodesia.

8 March, 2013

Regional integration strategy must be revitalised

Foreign Minister Oldemiro Baloi on Friday called for “revitalising the strategy for the regional integration of SADC (Southern African Development Community)”, in order to give the region a long term development vision.

5 March, 2013

Japan finances Nacala port development

The Mozambican and Japanese governments signed an agreement in Maputo on Monday, under which Japan will provide a loan of 889 million yen (84 million US dollars) for the first phase of the development project for the northern Mozambican port of Nacala.

4 March, 2013

Baobab shows it can produce pig iron

The British company Baobab Resources on Monday confirmed that it is able to produce low impurity pig iron using iron ore reserves at its Tenge/Ruoni deposit in the western Mozambican province of Tete plus locally mined thermal coal.

21 September, 2018

Poachers and illegal loggers jailed

The Chigubo district court, in the southern Mozambican province of Gaza, has, over the past three months, sentenced 14 people to jail terms of between 15 days and 12 years for poaching and illegal logging in the Banhine National Park.

19 September, 2018

Government approves water management plan

The Mozambican government on 18 September approved a National Water Resource Management Plan for the next 20 years that will cost an estimated US$28 billion.

18 September, 2018

President Nyusi wants greater visibility for Mozambique Island

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on 17 September urged the residents of Mozambique Island, off the coast of the northern province of Nampula, to join the government initiatives intended to grant greater visibility to the island as a cultural treasure.